Mallar
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
The nominative form was (trivially) reconstructed by Oluf Rygh, who suggests it likely is related to terms such as malmr (“ore; sandy, gravelly flats”), mold (“soil”) and mǫl (“a gravelly bank”), in reference to the morainic terrain and soil.[1][2] All of these terms derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).
Proper noun edit
Mallar pl (genitive Malla, dative Mǫllum)
- A farm north of Hafrsfjord, modern day Rogaland, Norway.
Usage notes edit
- The name is attested in the genitive and dative cases, although not in the nominative.